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Trump Team Relents, Allows Nominee Background Checks

Transition team signs much-delayed agreement with DOJ to get security clearances

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing...

DOJ Calls for Breaking Up Google, Forcing Sale of Chrome

Further evidence of misconduct could mean the sale of Android, too

(Newser) - US regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by...

Justice Department Opens Inquiry in Sonya Massey Death

Deputy fatally shot 36-year-old in her Illinois home over a pot of boiled water

(Newser) - The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of an Illinois woman inside her own home by a sheriff's deputy. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed by former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson in July amid an exchange over a pot of boiling water. Grayson...

Malcolm X's Daughters File $100M Suit Over Assassination

Civil rights leader's family says DOJ, CIA, FBI, NYPD all knew of 1965 death plot and did nothing

(Newser) - Three of Malcolm X's daughters have filed a $100 million suit against some of the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence agencies, alleging those groups knew of threats against their father's life and did nothing to stop his assassination at age 39. Per the AP , the complaint...

Next Pick for Justice: Trump Defense Lawyer

Todd Blanche led legal team in New York hush-money trial

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump's defense team both in the...

FBI Raids NYC Home of Betting Firm's CEO

Shayne Coplan calls development 'discouraging' after Polymarket correctly predicted a Trump win

(Newser) - Polymarket, the betting market that drew attention by correctly predicting a win by Donald Trump in the 2024 election, is now earning new headlines for a stickier reason. The New York Post reports that early Wednesday, the FBI raided the Manhattan residence of CEO Shayne Coplan, with a source telling...

Report: Jack Smith Will Beat Trump to the Punch

Special counsel plans to resign before president-elect can fire him, per NYT

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't have the opportunity to fire Jack Smith within "two seconds" of taking office because the special counsel will be exiting on his own. According to the New York Times ' sources, Smith, who pursued two federal prosecutions of Trump, plans to resign along with other...

Ex-CEO Found Dead After Missing Sentencing

Former S-Ray CEO Stephen Baird was to meet some of the investors he defrauded of $11M

(Newser) - The former CEO of medical device startup S-Ray has been found dead after missing a sentencing hearing for wire fraud over his misuse of investor money. Stephen Baird, 69, was expected to see many of the 200 investors he defrauded of a combined $10.75 million in US District Court...

Feds Reach Settlement in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

DOJ settles with owners of Dali cargo ship for $100M-plus over 'catastrophic' March 26 incident

(Newser) - The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with two Singaporean companies tied to the cargo ship that struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, causing it to collapse and killing six construction workers. NBC News reports that Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and operator Synergy Marine...

Elon Musk Reportedly Got Warning From Justice Department

Over his $1M petition-signing contest

(Newser) - There's been much speculation over the legality of Elon Musk's $1 million petition-signing giveaway , and apparently the Justice Department has its own concerns. That's according to sources who spoke to outlets including CNN , NBC News , and the New York Times . The sources say the DoJ recently sent...

American Airlines Hit With $50M Fine Over Disabled Fliers

It's a record payout over injuring passengers, damaging wheelchairs

(Newser) - The nation's largest airline has been hit with a $50 million fine for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect passengers with disabilities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the fine against American Airlines on Wednesday, saying it was 25 times larger than any other fine issued by the Department of...

DOJ: We Need to End Google's 'Control of Distribution'

Justice Department talks of breaking up company as one remedy in antitrust case

(Newser) - The Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly —but it's just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers filed late Tuesday, per the AP , government...

Justice Department Announces Probe of 1921 Race Massacre

Two remaining Tulsa attack survivors, 109 and 110, celebrate the decision

(Newser) - For the first time, the federal government will investigate the 1921 massacre of nearly 300 people, most of them Black, in Tulsa. The Department of Justice announced the decision Monday, the Guardian reports. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said that when the review is complete, "we will issue a...

Government Wants Attempted Assassination Charge for Routh
Routh Charged With
Attempted Assassination
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Routh Charged With Attempted Assassination

Case has been assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon

(Newser) - Ryan Routh, who allegedly waited for Donald Trump in a "sniper's nest" outside the former president's West Palm Beach golf club, has had a charge of attempted assassination added to the gun offenses he was charged with after his arrest. On Sept. 15, he "did intentionally...

Federal Lawsuit: Visa's 'Unlawful Conduct' Keeps Prices High

Company is accused of illegally monopolizing debit card market

(Newser) - The Justice Department is taking action against the company that processes more than 60% of debit card transactions in the US. In an antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, the department accused Visa of illegally monopolizing the market by blocking competition, keeping fees artificially high, CNN...

After Torture, Sheriff's Office Faces Civil Rights Investigation

Justice Department announces probe into Mississippi department

(Newser) - The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns, and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth, officials...

Fantasy Football Dispute Results in Federal Charges

Philadelphia man accused of attempting to frame rival on 2 continents

(Newser) - The Justice Department doesn't typically get involved in disputes between players in a fantasy football league, but this case out of Philadelphia is an exception. Federal authorities say Matthew Gabriel, 25, got ticked off at a rival in his league for unspecified reasons and attempted to get even by...

Feds Want $100M in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Companies that owned, operated the Dali engaged in behavior that was 'outrageous, grossly negligent'

(Newser) - If you were wondering how Uncle Sam feels about the events that led up to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wonder no more: "outrageous, grossly negligent, willful, wanton, and reckless." That's per a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Justice Department against the...

Feds: White Supremacists Tried to Start Race War

'Terrorgram Collective' targeted marginalized groups, infrastructure, prosecutors say

(Newser) - Two suspects said to be leaders of a white supremacist group are now facing criminal charges, with federal prosecutors alleging they took to the Telegram messaging platform to incite a race war by going after the Black, LGBTQ+, Jewish, and immigrant communities. The indictment accuses 34-year-old Dallas Humber of California...

Nigerian Brothers Sentenced in Tragic 'Sextortion' Scheme

Samuel Ogoshi and his brother Samson got more than 17 years behind bars

(Newser) - The Nigerian brothers convicted of a "sextortion" scheme that ended with the suicide of a 17-year-old Michigan victim have been sentenced to 17 and a half years behind bars in the US. Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, ages 24 and 21, pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to sexually exploit...

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